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The QC, Vol. 80, No. 22 • April 14, 1994

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QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXX, Number 21 V J April 14,1994
Volume LXXX, Number 21
April 14,1994
Low T\iition Increase, Various Capital
Investments Announced for Next Year
AfEWS
Dr. Steve Gold to
Teach at MSU
Dr. Steve Gold will be leaving
Whittier after this semester
to teach at Michigan State
University so he can focus on
research.
Pg.4
yiEWPOINT
INSIDE
THE
Where is the best
place to live?
With room draw is this
Monday, people from different
residence halls have written
about the meritsof their
respective living quarters.
Pg.3
FEATURES
Mona Kai 1994
Take a break from partying
this week to learn about the
history of Mona Kai, Whittier
College's biggest annual party.
Pg.7
La&e
LA Teatro Comes
to Whittier
Local Theater Groups Brings
Humor and Culture to the
Shannon Center this Monday
at 9 p.m.
SPORTS
Pg.ll
Baseball Wins
rhe Poet Baseball team won
Bve of its last seven games,
but lost an 11-inning
heartbreaker to Biola on
Tuesday.
Pg.16
Stephanie Orosz/QC Asst. Photo Editor
A Poet track member pole
vaults at a recent track
meet.
by Andy Markowitz
QC Managing Editor
For the 1994-95 year at
Whittier College several capital
improvements are scheduled to
be made as a result of revenue
sources available to the school.
Included in next year's improvements are classroom refurbishment to Hoover Hall and
the Science Building, improvement to the Wardman Library,
and computer upgrades. Athletic programs are to be funded
as well as the establishment of
a learning assistance program.
The first source of revenue
is the remainder of the bond
issued to the school in 1989.
There is currently $500,000 remaining in the bond. Another
source of revenue, which is approximately $1 million, comes
as a result of the refinancing of
the same bond at the beginning
of the 1993-94 academic year.
The last source of revenue comes
"from the 4 percent tuition increase for 1994-95. (see related
story right)
The highest priority is being given to the Wardman Library. Tentative plans call for
the library to receive $820,000
for repairs and improvements.
"The remaining money in the
bond will go towards the library
because as a stipulation of our
receiving it was that it would
only be used for capital improvements," said Vice President for
Business and Finance Harold
Hewitt.
The remaining $320,000
will come from an insurance
claim as a result ofthe vandalism to the library last year. According tolibrarianPhil O'Brien
carpeting ofthe library will begin on May 23.
Also included in the improvements will be an air conditioning system at a cost of
$440,000, refinishing the table
tops and the purchase of new
lounge furniture.
Funds to refurbish the student club will also be available
due to the refinancing. $500,000
will be used to re-open the club
which was closed in October of
1992 because it did not meet
the city's building code.
There are also plans for
making improvements to classrooms in the Science Building
and in Hoover Hall at a cost of
$115,000. According to the director ofthe Physical Plant Jim
Please see BUDGET pg. 6
Percent l\iition Increase
Lowest in Ten Years
by Andy Markowitz
QC Managing Editor
On April 7 President
James Ash announced a tuition increase of four percent
for the 1994-95 school year.
The tuition, which was set
by the Board of Trustees, will
be $16,248 and increases in
room and board costs will also
be raised 4 percent.
Financial aid packages
given to students will be raised
as well to offset the increase
in tuition costs.
The reasons cited for this
annual increase is because the
cost of living is gradually rising and the expenses of running the college increase on a
yearly basis as well. However, it is the lowest increase
in the last ten years primarily
because it was not in the best
interest of the school toraiseit
any higher due to the current
economic conditions in California according to President
James Ash.
The extra money from the
increase will be used to enlarge the college's operating
budget. It will go towards increasing faculty salaries and
more financial aid for students.
Extra money as a result ofthe
increase will go into funding
for football and women's sports
and some will be put towards
the establishment of a learning assistance program, (see
related story on left)
As compared to other
schools in the Southern California area, Whittier had the
lowest tuition increase for next
year as well. According to information released by President James Ash's Office
Pomona College raised their
undergraduate tuition by 5.98
percent and Reed College an-
nounceda4.5percentincrease.
According to the Office of Financial Aid at Occidental, that
institution increased their tuition by 4.45 percent to bring
undergraduate total to
$16,098.
Athenians Win Sweepstakes Award,
Streakers Add Excitement at Spring Sing '94
by Janine Leigh Kramer
QC News Editor
The Athenian society won
the Sweepstakes award for the
second year in a row at last
Saturday night's Spring Sing
competition.
The Athenians took the
audience on a Love Boat type
cruise to different countries before coming back to America.
v Two streakers ran across
the stage during Ben Stephens
and Eric Hammond's performance, before climbing down the
hill at the back of the stage.
Campus Safety immediately
took off after the two unknown
people, but the two escaped without getting caught.
The emcees for the evening
were David Lowrey and David
Stelmach. They entertained
between each act by lip synching
Tm too Sexy" while throwing t-
shirts into the crowd, doing what
they called a musical rendition
ofthe average Whittier College
relationship, and reading top
ten lists.
The theme of the evening
was "From Sea to Shining Sea"
and the award for best depiction
of theme went to the
Metaphonian society for their
trip across the country.
From "California Girls" to
"Wild, Wild
West", from
"Dixie" to
"New York,
NewYork"the
Mets took a
car trip to
various sections of our
nation.
The Most
Original prize
went to the
Orthogonian
society for
their trip
through "The
Twilight
Zone." Hunt-
The Athenian society
ing kangaroo in Australia, playing tetris in Russia, and taking
pictures in Japan were some of
the stops that Al Sterioff, "Big A
to those who know him and don't
know him", took.
The William Penn society
won for best large group vocals
with their rendition of "Jack
and Diane." The best small
group vocals award went to Four
Little Birds for "Where Did All
the Flowers Go?"
The small dance group
choreography and large group
choreography honors went to
the Dance Club and Elite Six
respectively. The Dance Club
did a modern jazz routine, while
Elite Six used a more contemporary music mix for a faster
paced routine.
Other groups that participated were the Palmer society
which did a routine entitled,
"Rockin' in the U.S A." that took
the audience through American rock and roll. One of the
highlights of the routine was
the imitation of the Village
People's "In the Navy."
The Thalian Society's performance included songs from
different aspects of American
life. The Thalians danced in
star-studded costumes to
"American Music", two renditions of "America", "Tennes-
Pboto courtesy of Aryn Wrubel
see", and "Vogue."
The Ionian society, and a
few Ionimen, used a large volcano and several palm trees as
backdrops for their program
which included dancing to songs
from all over the United States.
There were a few non-com-
petitory routines which rounded
out the evening with vocal selections. Brad Wood as "118
Strings" and "Cookies 'ri Cream"
comprised of Stephens and
Hammond.
Also, the Hawaiian Islander
Club performed a hula dance
which was a preview of what
they would be doing at the Luau
later this month.

QUAKER CAMPUS
Volume LXXX, Number 21 V J April 14,1994
Volume LXXX, Number 21
April 14,1994
Low T\iition Increase, Various Capital
Investments Announced for Next Year
AfEWS
Dr. Steve Gold to
Teach at MSU
Dr. Steve Gold will be leaving
Whittier after this semester
to teach at Michigan State
University so he can focus on
research.
Pg.4
yiEWPOINT
INSIDE
THE
Where is the best
place to live?
With room draw is this
Monday, people from different
residence halls have written
about the meritsof their
respective living quarters.
Pg.3
FEATURES
Mona Kai 1994
Take a break from partying
this week to learn about the
history of Mona Kai, Whittier
College's biggest annual party.
Pg.7
La&e
LA Teatro Comes
to Whittier
Local Theater Groups Brings
Humor and Culture to the
Shannon Center this Monday
at 9 p.m.
SPORTS
Pg.ll
Baseball Wins
rhe Poet Baseball team won
Bve of its last seven games,
but lost an 11-inning
heartbreaker to Biola on
Tuesday.
Pg.16
Stephanie Orosz/QC Asst. Photo Editor
A Poet track member pole
vaults at a recent track
meet.
by Andy Markowitz
QC Managing Editor
For the 1994-95 year at
Whittier College several capital
improvements are scheduled to
be made as a result of revenue
sources available to the school.
Included in next year's improvements are classroom refurbishment to Hoover Hall and
the Science Building, improvement to the Wardman Library,
and computer upgrades. Athletic programs are to be funded
as well as the establishment of
a learning assistance program.
The first source of revenue
is the remainder of the bond
issued to the school in 1989.
There is currently $500,000 remaining in the bond. Another
source of revenue, which is approximately $1 million, comes
as a result of the refinancing of
the same bond at the beginning
of the 1993-94 academic year.
The last source of revenue comes
"from the 4 percent tuition increase for 1994-95. (see related
story right)
The highest priority is being given to the Wardman Library. Tentative plans call for
the library to receive $820,000
for repairs and improvements.
"The remaining money in the
bond will go towards the library
because as a stipulation of our
receiving it was that it would
only be used for capital improvements," said Vice President for
Business and Finance Harold
Hewitt.
The remaining $320,000
will come from an insurance
claim as a result ofthe vandalism to the library last year. According tolibrarianPhil O'Brien
carpeting ofthe library will begin on May 23.
Also included in the improvements will be an air conditioning system at a cost of
$440,000, refinishing the table
tops and the purchase of new
lounge furniture.
Funds to refurbish the student club will also be available
due to the refinancing. $500,000
will be used to re-open the club
which was closed in October of
1992 because it did not meet
the city's building code.
There are also plans for
making improvements to classrooms in the Science Building
and in Hoover Hall at a cost of
$115,000. According to the director ofthe Physical Plant Jim
Please see BUDGET pg. 6
Percent l\iition Increase
Lowest in Ten Years
by Andy Markowitz
QC Managing Editor
On April 7 President
James Ash announced a tuition increase of four percent
for the 1994-95 school year.
The tuition, which was set
by the Board of Trustees, will
be $16,248 and increases in
room and board costs will also
be raised 4 percent.
Financial aid packages
given to students will be raised
as well to offset the increase
in tuition costs.
The reasons cited for this
annual increase is because the
cost of living is gradually rising and the expenses of running the college increase on a
yearly basis as well. However, it is the lowest increase
in the last ten years primarily
because it was not in the best
interest of the school toraiseit
any higher due to the current
economic conditions in California according to President
James Ash.
The extra money from the
increase will be used to enlarge the college's operating
budget. It will go towards increasing faculty salaries and
more financial aid for students.
Extra money as a result ofthe
increase will go into funding
for football and women's sports
and some will be put towards
the establishment of a learning assistance program, (see
related story on left)
As compared to other
schools in the Southern California area, Whittier had the
lowest tuition increase for next
year as well. According to information released by President James Ash's Office
Pomona College raised their
undergraduate tuition by 5.98
percent and Reed College an-
nounceda4.5percentincrease.
According to the Office of Financial Aid at Occidental, that
institution increased their tuition by 4.45 percent to bring
undergraduate total to
$16,098.
Athenians Win Sweepstakes Award,
Streakers Add Excitement at Spring Sing '94
by Janine Leigh Kramer
QC News Editor
The Athenian society won
the Sweepstakes award for the
second year in a row at last
Saturday night's Spring Sing
competition.
The Athenians took the
audience on a Love Boat type
cruise to different countries before coming back to America.
v Two streakers ran across
the stage during Ben Stephens
and Eric Hammond's performance, before climbing down the
hill at the back of the stage.
Campus Safety immediately
took off after the two unknown
people, but the two escaped without getting caught.
The emcees for the evening
were David Lowrey and David
Stelmach. They entertained
between each act by lip synching
Tm too Sexy" while throwing t-
shirts into the crowd, doing what
they called a musical rendition
ofthe average Whittier College
relationship, and reading top
ten lists.
The theme of the evening
was "From Sea to Shining Sea"
and the award for best depiction
of theme went to the
Metaphonian society for their
trip across the country.
From "California Girls" to
"Wild, Wild
West", from
"Dixie" to
"New York,
NewYork"the
Mets took a
car trip to
various sections of our
nation.
The Most
Original prize
went to the
Orthogonian
society for
their trip
through "The
Twilight
Zone." Hunt-
The Athenian society
ing kangaroo in Australia, playing tetris in Russia, and taking
pictures in Japan were some of
the stops that Al Sterioff, "Big A
to those who know him and don't
know him", took.
The William Penn society
won for best large group vocals
with their rendition of "Jack
and Diane." The best small
group vocals award went to Four
Little Birds for "Where Did All
the Flowers Go?"
The small dance group
choreography and large group
choreography honors went to
the Dance Club and Elite Six
respectively. The Dance Club
did a modern jazz routine, while
Elite Six used a more contemporary music mix for a faster
paced routine.
Other groups that participated were the Palmer society
which did a routine entitled,
"Rockin' in the U.S A." that took
the audience through American rock and roll. One of the
highlights of the routine was
the imitation of the Village
People's "In the Navy."
The Thalian Society's performance included songs from
different aspects of American
life. The Thalians danced in
star-studded costumes to
"American Music", two renditions of "America", "Tennes-
Pboto courtesy of Aryn Wrubel
see", and "Vogue."
The Ionian society, and a
few Ionimen, used a large volcano and several palm trees as
backdrops for their program
which included dancing to songs
from all over the United States.
There were a few non-com-
petitory routines which rounded
out the evening with vocal selections. Brad Wood as "118
Strings" and "Cookies 'ri Cream"
comprised of Stephens and
Hammond.
Also, the Hawaiian Islander
Club performed a hula dance
which was a preview of what
they would be doing at the Luau
later this month.